Covid-19 Live | Compared to other states, situation in Delhi is under control: Health minister

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Coronavirus is part of a large conglomeration of viruses causing illness in animals or humans.

A motorist passes by a mural of frontline workers against coronavirus at RK Puram in New Delhi on July 25. Delhi’s Covid-19 recoveries have outstripped new cases on almost all days this month barring a few exceptions, after ramped-up containment and testing efforts over the past month or so. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)

The global tally of the cases of the coronavirus disease stands at 120.9 million, a slight rise from Wednesday's record of 120.6 million. The latest death toll record, according to the Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus tracker, stands at 2.67 million with the US, Brazil, India and Russia recording the highest infection rates respectively. According to a Bloomberg report, more than 394 million people have been inoculated all over the world....Read More

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• 18 Mar 2021, 11:06:52 PM IST

  Manipal institute campus declared containment zone after 59 Covid-19 cases

  The prestigious Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) in Karnataka's Udupi district was declared as containment zone by the administration after 59 people tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the past few days. Read more

• 18 Mar 2021, 08:59:11 PM IST

  Madhya Pradesh reports 917 new cases, one death

  Madhya Pradesh reported 917 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 2,71,957. The death toll after one fresh fatality stands at 3,894.

• 18 Mar 2021, 08:51:46 PM IST

  Over half of all adults in England have had first Covid vaccine

  More than half of all adults in England have had their first Covid-19 vaccine, the health service said on Thursday, after a bumper 708,927 first and second shots were distributed on Wednesday.

• 18 Mar 2021, 08:49:20 PM IST

  Goa reports 98 new cases, one death

  Goa recorded 98 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 56,271. The death toll after one new fatality stands at 813.

• 18 Mar 2021, 08:21:26 PM IST

  Mumbai reports 2,877 new cases, eight deaths

  Mumbai reported 2,877 new coronavirus infections, taking the city's tally to 3,52,835. The death toll after eight new fatalities stands at 11,555.

• 18 Mar 2021, 08:12:13 PM IST

  Maharashtra reports 25,833 new cases, 58 deaths

  Maharashtra reported 25,833 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 23,96,340. The death toll after 58 fresh fatalities stands at 53,138.

• 18 Mar 2021, 07:53:24 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu reports 989 new cases, nine deaths

  Tamil Nadu reported 989 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 8,63,363. The death toll after nine new fatalities stands at 12,573.

• 18 Mar 2021, 07:28:37 PM IST

  Night curfew imposed in Punjab's Jalandhar

  Jalandhar District Collector Ghanshyam Thori and Ludhiana District Collector Varinder Sharna have imposed night curfew in the respective districts from tonight. The curfew will remain imposed from 9 pm to 5 am until further orders.

• 18 Mar 2021, 07:22:02 PM IST

  J&K reports 140 new cases, one death

  Jammu and Kashmir reported 140 new coronavirus infections, taking the UT's tally to 1,28,097. The death toll after one fresh fatality stands at 1,978.

• 18 Mar 2021, 07:04:34 PM IST

  MP: Barwani District Administration imposes Section 144 over rising cases

  Madhya Pradesh's Barwani District Administration has imposed Section 144 over rising Covid-19 cases. People travelling from Maharashtra would be advised 7-day quarantine and action would be taken against those without masks.

• 18 Mar 2021, 06:28:43 PM IST

  Sikkim govt issues guidelines for virus containment

  The Sikkim government issued measures for Covid-19 containment, which said that all commercial establishments should be closed by 10pm and there should be no vehicular movement from 10:30pm to 6am unless there was an emergency.

• 18 Mar 2021, 06:22:38 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh reports 218 new cases

  Andhra Pradesh reported 218 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 8,92,740. The death toll currently stands at 7186.

• 18 Mar 2021, 06:11:51 PM IST

  Kerala reports 1,899 new cases, 15 deaths

  Kerala reported 1,899 new coronavirus infections and 15 deaths, taking the state's active case tally to 25,158. 10,68,378 patients have recovered from the disease after 2,119 fresh recoveries.

• 18 Mar 2021, 05:16:46 PM IST

  Kejriwal urges Centre to decentralize vaccination process

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to decentralize the vaccination process so that states could carry out the immunisation on war footing.

• 18 Mar 2021, 04:46:27 PM IST

  Can vaccinate Delhi population in 3 months if norms eased: CM

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the entire population could be inoculated in three months if the vaccine centre norms were eased.

• 18 Mar 2021, 04:32:19 PM IST

  Appeal people to get vaccinated without hesitancy: Kejriwal

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged people to get vaccinated without hesitancy, stating that directions had been issued for strict enforcement of Covid-19 safety norms.

• 18 Mar 2021, 04:30:07 PM IST

  Kejriwal extends vaccination timings

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal extended vaccination timings from 5pm to 9pm. He also said that immunisation cemtres would be doubled.

• 18 Mar 2021, 04:24:29 PM IST

  Request Centre to relax norms over Covid-19 vaccination centres, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

  Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal asks the Union government to loosen the norms for Covid-19 vaccination centres. He requests them to modify the list of those not eligible for Covid-19 jabs, to making it available for everyone above the age of 18. He also calls for vaccination for everyone in Delhi after 3 months.

• 18 Mar 2021, 10:54:37 AM IST

  Maharashtra CM seeks more vaccination centres, Haffkine institute to produce Covid-19 vaccine

• 18 Mar 2021, 10:19:54 AM IST

  Section 144 imposed in Gautam Buddh Nagar as precautionary measure against Covid-19

  Gautam Buddh Nagar Police has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC between March 17-April 30 as a precautionary measure against Covid-19 keeping in mind the upcoming festivals: Holi, Good Friday, Maharishi Kashyap Jayanti, Navratri, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti, Hanuman Jayanti.

• 18 Mar 2021, 09:56:05 AM IST

  Rajasthan schools: Class 1-5 to be promoted without exams due to Coronavirus

• 18 Mar 2021, 09:51:52 AM IST

  India records 35,871 new Covid-19 cases, highest daily spike this year

  On Thursday, India recorded 35,871 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), pushing tally past 11,474,605 since yesterday, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8am. The country has recorded more than 20,000 cases for the eighth day in a row, indicating a sharp rise in cases and a likely second wave.

• 18 Mar 2021, 09:25:57 AM IST

  SK Bioscience, AstraZeneca's Korean partner doubles in its debut

  SK Bioscience saw its shares gain by their 160% daily limit to 169,000 won per share from the float price of 65,000 won, following a record amount of bids from its retail investors for its $1.33 billion IPO. After boosting its market cap to 12.9 trillion, concerns over the side effects of AstraZeneca's covid-19 vaccine has failed to dent it's Korean partner's image in the global market.

• 18 Mar 2021, 09:19:41 AM IST

  Dispute Over Vaccine Supplies between EU and UK escalates

  The dispute between the UK and European Union over covid-19 vaccines escalated as the government in London said it would have to slow down its inoculation program because of a cut in supplies. The UK will prioritize giving second doses to the most-vulnerable people due to the expected four-week reduction in supply from March 29.

• 18 Mar 2021, 09:15:54 AM IST

  Australia Unemployment Drops to 5.8% as Recovery Strengthens

  Australia’s jobless rate tumbled in February as rising sentiment from a vaccine rollout combined with fiscal and monetary stimulus accelerated the economy’s recovery and returned employment to pre-pandemic levels.

• 18 Mar 2021, 09:12:21 AM IST

  Biden to support India, South Africa at WTO on COVID-19 vaccines

  Lawmakers have Joe Biden to support India and South Africa's plea to the World Trade Organization for emergency temporary waiver of some Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) rules. The 2 countries want allow greater production and supply of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and diagnostic tests.

• 18 Mar 2021, 09:08:06 AM IST

  Kanpur jail: 10 inmates test positive for COVID-19